Franny Lee - the player

[xgorton]

XG yes your right was joe royle, remember being about 500 meters from Maine rd when 100s rags turned up as they'd kicked off 30 mins earlier, very interesting though they didn't come for trouble, all ran towards town chanting Manchester , couldn't see that happening now

Also remember the season before doing the same,off to town and chanting Manchester both us and them,we played Reading and they played Spurs in the cup games both matches ended in draws.Midweek we both had the replays I went to Elm Park Reading won 7-0 think that was the only time we ever scored 7 away from home,back home after on the football special to Manchester from Euston was good rags beaten at Spurs in there replay,no trouble and fans all mixed together.

 

[OB1]

Tevez was probably the closest we've had to Franny in recent years although Franny could probably beat a man better than Carlos. My dad idolised Franny and it was one of the highlights of his life when he sat next to him at a mutual friend's son's wedding.

One of my boyhood heroes. I once sat next to him at Swindon away. My kid brother dated his daughter briefly so he's sat next to him in Franny's house.

Brilliant player. My favourite footballing memory of him was see Franny score a hat-trick against the Rags.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I remember as a kid running around the school playground with my City number 10 shirt on. Great player was our Franny.

 

[Vienna_70]

My boyhood hero

Mine too, Exeter. I once met him in the car park at Maine Road and told him that he was my all-time favourite player. He simply replied, "Thank you".

Brilliant player and a great penalty taker. It's a fallacy that Frannie was a diver; in the season that he broke the record for number of successful spot-kicks - 13, I think - only four were awarded for fouls committed on him.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

I clearly remember Franny's debut at Maine Road against Wolves, a 2-0 win.

Hard as nails, and a very shrewd businessman.

Never ever gave less than 100%.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Thought that was the Charity Shield match v West Brom, but , yes, a cracker.

Check out 2:40 into this video. He had a pretty good game that day!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I was at school with a kid who, for some reason, got a lift with him, can't remember why. In the course of the conversation, this kid asked him, “Do you really all get kicked all over the park?” By way of reply, Franny just hitched his trouser leg up to the knee. From ankle to knee, it was black and blue. That's what he told me, anyway. No more needed to be said.
Still wish that Franny and Colin could make it up. Perhaps Buzzer could be the matchmaker…

 

[crazyg]

Check out 2:40 into this video. He had a pretty good game that day!

Must admit I@d forgotten that one. Well spotted! (But he still did the same v WBA in the Charity Shield)


First time I've ever added a video clip, and it worked!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Completely forgot about that guy Bobby Owen. It's funny how your memory plays tricks on you. And I was at that match. Never really made an impact, did he?

 

[mancunial]

If I can remember I think big Georgie heslop captained the charity shield game